Use custom formatting to display any date as MM/DD/YYYY: : Date format « Development « Flash / Flex / ActionScript






Use custom formatting to display any date as MM/DD/YYYY:

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){


    }
     function dateToMMDDYYYY(aDate:Date):String {
         var SEPARATOR:String = "/";
    
         var mm:String = (aDate.month + 1).toString();
         if (mm.length < 2) mm = "0" + mm;
    
         var dd:String = aDate.date.toString();
         if (dd.length < 2) dd = "0" + dd;
    
         var yyyy:String = aDate.fullYear.toString();
         return mm + SEPARATOR + dd + SEPARATOR + yyyy;
     }
  }
}

        








Related examples in the same category

1.Formatting a Date: toDateString() includes Month, day, and year
2.toDateLocaleString() displays date in locale format
3.toString() contains All information
4.toLocaleString() returns All information except time zone
5.toTimeString() returns Hours, minutes, seconds, time zone
6.toLocaleTimeString() returns Hours, minutes, seconds
7.toUTCString() returns all information relative to UTC